SUMMER OF MUSIC:
HARLEM OUTDOOR MUSIC AND SCREENING SERIES

WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012

LOCATION:
Marcus Garvey Park
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater: Behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Mt. Morris Park West at 122nd St.

RAIN LOCATION:
The Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
16-20 Mount Morris Park West (Southwest corner of West 122nd Street)

7:30 PM - DJ Ben Brunnemer
The Beatles, their influences, influencers and legacy

Film Introduced by Director Albert Maysles

8:30 PM - WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA
Dir. Albert and David Maysles, 1964, 81 min.
A humorous, freewheeling and candid account of The Beatles arrival in America in February 1964. The Maysles follow the Fab Four for five days, from the crazed JFK airport reception to unguarded moments inside the Plaza Hotel in preparation for their landmark Ed Sullivan Show appearance to their equally frenzied homecoming. Inspiring Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night (1964), What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. was subsequently rereleased by Apple Corps. in an edited version as The Beatles: The First US Visit (1999).

Thanks to Apple Corps for making the footage available.

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